prostate
prostate — 名詞
1. a male body part about the size of a walnut, located below the bladder, that mak
攝護腺
男性生殖系統中分泌精液成分的腺體
a male body part about the size of a walnut, located below the bladder, that makes a fluid which helps sperm move
After age fifty, the doctor recommended that Henry have his prostate checked regularly.
過了五十歲之後，醫生建議 Henry 定期檢查攝護腺。
collocation: have [one's] prostate checked
The scan showed that Hamza's prostate was slightly swollen but nothing to worry about.
掃描顯示 Hamza 的攝護腺稍微腫脹，但沒有什麼好擔心的。
As men get older, prostate problems can make it difficult to urinate normally.
隨著年紀增長，攝護腺問題可能讓男性排尿變得困難。
After a checkup, Arjun's father was diagnosed with prostate cancer and began treatment right away.
在一次例行檢查後，Arjun 的父親被診斷出攝護腺癌，並立刻開始治療。
The prostate produces a fluid that helps keep sperm cells healthy and able to move.
攝護腺會分泌一種液體，幫助精子細胞保持健康並能夠活動。
- prostate gland
full anatomical name; more formal than 'prostate' alone
文法句型
the + prostate
possessive + prostate
用法筆記
Countable noun, but most commonly used with the definite article ('the prostate') or a possessive ('his prostate'). In Taiwan, the organ is called 攝護腺 (xièhùxiàn); the term 前列腺 (qiánlièxiàn) is more common in China but also understood in Taiwan.